Awards
Indian news industry to discuss prime trends & concerns at NT Awards 2020
NEW DELHI: The 2020 edition of Indiantelevision.com’s News Television Awards (NTA), co-powered by TVU Networks, a unique property celebrating the best of news television content, marketing, and faces on-screen and off-screen as well, will begin Thursday, 29 October 2020 with a two-day-long summit discussing some of the prime trends and concerns of the industry.
Spread across a number of interesting and innovative panel discussions, the summit will register the presence of speakers like TV9 CTO S Badari Prasad, NDTV Ltd CTO Dinesh Singh, TVU Network SVP solutions Jared Timmins, News18 India managing editor Kishore Ajwani, India Today group CTO Piyush Gupta, ITV Network CEO Varun Kohli, and Indiantelevision.com founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief Anil Wanvari.
The panels will revolve around the topics: the new age of prime-time; the new tech stack for news television 4.0, news talent, global perspective in news, and the price of inventory, among others.
The event will culminate with the grand News Television Awards, which will honour the best performers in the Indian news television space across more than 40 categories. The results will be declared virtually on 6 November 2020.
For more information and registrations, visit http://ntawards.tv/
Awards
Ajay Kakar to chair jury for ad:tech Honours Awards 2026
Industry leaders join jury as nominations surge for marketing tech awards
NEW DELHI: The ad:tech Honours Awards 2026 are gearing up for a bigger second edition, with Ajay Kakar, head of corporate branding at Adani Group, set to chair the jury for India’s technology-focused marketing awards.
Organised in partnership with the International Advertising Association India Chapter, the awards celebrate the growing influence of technology in shaping modern advertising and marketing outcomes. This year’s edition has drawn a strong response from across the industry, signalling rising momentum around innovation in marketing technology.
The organisers say the nominations reflect a wide range of ideas and approaches, highlighting how brands and agencies are increasingly leaning on platforms, tools and data to sharpen their campaigns and connect with audiences more effectively.
Leading the evaluation process, Kakar will head a jury made up of senior leaders from across brands, agencies and technology platforms.
The jury panel includes Amaresh Godbole, CEO, digital technology business at Publicis Groupe; Bishwajeet S, head of marketing and PR at Volkswagen India; Carol Goyal, executive director at Rediffusion and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Lab; Kushal Sanghvi, director at Komerz; Lara Balsara, executive director at Madison World; Rana Barua, group CEO India, sea and North Asia; Deepak Oram, senior vice president growth marketing and martech; and Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, head of marketing and creative solutions at Amazon Ads India.
The ad:tech Honours Awards aim to recognise not just creative campaigns but the smart use of technology that delivers measurable impact and business results. Categories this year reflect the rapidly evolving digital landscape, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, data-driven marketing, content ecosystems, automation, martech and adtech integration, and commerce-led marketing.
The winners will be announced on 17 March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi Convention Centre in New Delhi during ad:tech New Delhi 2026. The event is expected to bring together leaders from brands, agencies, platforms, creators and technology partners for an evening celebrating the ideas and innovations shaping the future of marketing.iconductor industries.
